The latest incident, according to authorities, occurred on the 300 block of Columbus Avenue around the time that clubs were closing Saturday morning. Two men, ages 37 and 22, were apparently attacked after the older victim of them got into an argument with a 27-year-old man. After words were exchanged, two other suspects (ages unknown, though police believe they are in their mid-20s) threw chairs at the victims, hitting the younger man in the head and causing the older one to fall to the ground, where he was kicked. The 27-year-old suspect was taken into custody on suspicion of aggravated assault.

We can’t say for sure that this latest incident was linked to the clubs, but the timing (bars close at 2 a.m., this occurred at 2:11) is suspicious.

Also — we’ve recieved several e-mails today from neighbors who are incensed by the weekend violence, including one from a Chronicle reporter, who has a unique idea on how to curb the problems: greasy food. That’s right, the longtime (now former) North Beach resident wants to see a “A big 24-hour breakfast joint … eggs any style, black coffee, pancakes and hashbrowns at 2 a.m. would cut down the violence in half. It’d make the aggro guys all bloated and tired sobered up.”